Mulcair:
“Why are the Conservatives letting big polluters off the hook and sticking taxpayers with the bill to clean up the environment?”

Leslie:
“While pollution and overfishing threaten our oceans, why is the minister rushing into offshore development without proper protection?”

“Is the minister doing anything to ensure that the response plans are effective and that government action will be coordinated in the event of a major oil spill off the Atlantic coast, or does the minister agree with the hon. member for Calgary Centre, who claims that oil spills will simply biodegrade in three years?”

Rae
The commissioner’s report’s findings are very clear: there is a difference between the problem and the government’s ability to resolve it and to protect Canadians.”

..and that’s just in the first round. Rae and Mulcair had some decent questions I didn’t include here. The issues being brought up aren’t frivolous, they’re important, but the way the questions are phrased means the Government can respond with nonsense and no one will bat an eyelash. That’s not say the Government wouldn’t continue foolishly, but if the Opposition made a more consistent effort of asking specific questions (Yes or No, or What did you know and when did you know it) then absurd responses would seem more out of place. Do it long enough over time and the government would be embarrassing itself on a daily basis (and it would be more obvious than it is now)